removing cc

taznut

taznut

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Okay... i have a 29gal dt which has cc in it and i want to get rid of it... if i set up a 10gal according to the following will it work...
1. put new ls on the bottom of the 10gal
2. fill 10 gal with water from my 29
3. place all lr from my 29 into the 10 (only 17 lbs)
4. move all live stock to 10gal (how long do i have to wait to do this)
5. remove cc from 29
6. wait for water to clear in 29 and siphon all dust off bottom
7. put in new ls
8. remix and fill with RO water
9. move back lr
10. move back live stock (how long do i need to wait for this?? i hope i dont have to recycle)
seems too easy what am i missing... i will use light from 29 on 10 while doing this for the fox coral and anemone... let me know what you think and anything else i need to know...
 
stang5_o

stang5_o

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Sounds like your on the right track. I'd wait at least a couple days then test the water before moving anything back. I did this in my 46 gal and had no trouble at all. Everything survived and looks great. That was almost a year ago.
 
taznut

taznut

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awesome i thought it was going to be difficult...so i dont have to wait for the new ls to be ready??? im taking out 10gal of water i dont have to wait for that to be ready...
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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I would skip the adding sand to the 10 gallon tank and just have it bare bottom.
here is what I would do if I was in your position.
1) fill the 10 gallon tank with water and put the rock and stock in it
2) siphon out the rest of the water down to the CC bed. and save
3) take out the CC and get a few mesh bags fill them with some of the CC from the 29 gallon tank
4) add your sand and the rest of the water back in the 29 gallon tank TIP at the end*** and the bags of CC that you saved
5) wait on dust storm to settle.
6) readd what is in the 10 gallon tank
*** When you readd the sand to the tank wet it down with some of the tank water and slowly add it into the water it will minimize the dust cloud just add it slowly.useing a bowl or cup to put it in the tank.
thats what I would do anyway. adding sand to the 10 as a temp holding tank is just a waste of time waiting on it to settle when your just going to put it back in the 29 gallon anyway. and your live rock has a lot of the bacterial growth anyway.
Mike
 
taznut

taznut

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i am planning on using the 10gal as a FOWLR though... should i still do the bare bottom??? should i put a layer of cc or ls in the 10gal??? i have heard i can do both which do you suggest??? i want a p. clown in the 10gal and something else (havent decided yet) maybe a panther grouper... i just got 40lbs of ls for the 29... i would like to use some of the cc in the 10... how thick should i make it??? or use ls??? oh yeah... was kidding about the panther...:smile:
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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I would do your cc replacment on the 29 gallon and then work on the other tank. it will take less time to get it done .
as far as the 10 becareful I dont know what experience you have in SW but its harder to keep smaller tanks within the proper parameters. plus your fish selection is going to be limited me personally wouldnt put more than one fish in a 10 gallon tank 2 at the most. but honestly to me a 10 gallon tank jjust isnt worth messing with I would get another 29 or 20 gallon tank and open up a few more possibilities. BTW glad your kidding on the panther I would put one in my 100 gallon LOL
I wouldnt use CC at all. my 100+ pounds I had years ago got thrown out around my plants in the yard way to many problems.
as far as how much personally I wouldnt put more than 1-2 inches i dont like DSB because I had one crash others swear by it. so do some research before you decide which way you want to go there are pros and cons for both of them
I would use LS though and seed it with the mesh bags of CC till the life moves into the sand then remove the CC
Mike
 
taznut

taznut

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thanks mike... i only want 1 or 2 fish for the 10... i live in a 2 bed apt with 2 roommates so i dont have any more room for another tank (we have 6 [two 55 three 10 and an upright 30] fresh and my salt already)... just wanting to use what i have... put in a little clean up crew and a p. clown, maybe something else really small (like the freshwater molly i put in my 29gal)... thanks for all your help guys i will be doing this in the morning so if you have any other comments let me know...thanks again...
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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good luck I understand on the room thing I had my tanks in storage for about a year because I didnt have the room for them.
Mike
 
taznut

taznut

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Originally Posted by MichaelTX
I would use LS though and seed it with the mesh bags of CC till the life moves into the sand then remove the CC
Mike
sorry forgot this... how many bags? how much in each? and how long should i leave them in the tank?
thanks
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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what you really want it for is the bacteria and to help seed the new sand. the bacteria willhelp you from cycling and the worms and pods will migrate into your sand. I would use 2 bags size depends on what you can find to use and leave them for about a week.
Mike
 
taznut

taznut

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Originally Posted by MichaelTX
How did it go today with the change over???
mike
took a long time... i think my long tenticle anemone is almost dead
... i dont know what happened i used water from the dt and the same light and about two hours later he was shrivled up really bad... im trying to keep him from flipping over and turning himself inside out but i have to sleep something... other that that everything went fine... how long should i wait before i move live stock back... i used distilled water instead of RO if this matters let me know... i also found this wierd looking crab while i was working on it... is it okay to leave him in the tank??? i dont know where it came from or where it went...
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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its common for anemones to shrivel up when the are disturb really bad, give him a couple of days to see if it starts to come back. if nothin happened like rip or damage by accident when you were moving rocks around he should start coming back out.
as far as the crab whats it look like>?
unless you can get a positive ID on it I wouldnt add it back to the tank.
Mike
 
taznut

taznut

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is it normal for blue damsels to dig a hole in the sand bed??? just asking cause mine has made a nice one...
 
michaeltx

michaeltx

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sometimes they will. mine did under a rock and made a cave in there just make sure your rocks are secure if he does that
mike
 
taznut

taznut

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thats what he is doing... i think my rocks will be fine... i hope i can find that other crab... thanks for all your help mike... this site only works because of all the people out there like you... thanks again...
 
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